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Next Question with Katie Couric

Abortion: The Body Politic, Part 3

Next Question with Katie Couric

Katie Couric Media

News, Health, Society & Culture, Commentary, Documentary,, Health & Fitness

4.4 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2022

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

On Part 3 of Abortion: The Body Politic focuses on Roe and its unraveling. The last living Roe prosecutor, Linda Coffee, shares her recollections of that historic Supreme Court case and how she found out she had won. We learn of  the immediate failings of Roe, especially for Black women, and the birth of the Reproductive Justice movement. Experts trace the politicization of abortion, the belated moral-issue grab by evangelicals,  the violence that hit abortion doctors and clinics in the 1990s, and the anti-abortion strategy that forever altered American politics. We hear first-person experiences of long-time abortion doctors as well as fresh medical students who share why they felt inspired to join the cause. We also hear from two abortion storytellers about their experiences navigating a convoluted system that can be particularly apathetic to the needs of those seeking later abortions.

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0:00.0

I'm Emily Nagoski, host of the Come As You Are Podcast.

0:03.9

Some of you may know me from my bestselling book Come As You Are.

0:06.9

I've been a sex educator for 25 years and I have been asked every question you can imagine.

0:15.0

Each week on the show I'll answer your questions about sex with science.

0:19.6

My hope is that this show will teach people to feel more confident in their bodies.

0:24.3

Listen to Come As You Are on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

0:32.4

Hey what's up everybody I'm very excited to come into iHeartland and wish you all a very

0:36.5

daring Christmas which is the name of the holiday album that I made.

0:41.8

We're kicking off the holidays season this Friday November 25th,

0:44.2

so Marker Calendar it's a very special show featuring some of my favorite songs from said album.

0:48.6

The show is going to air only for two days exclusively in iHeartland.

0:52.4

So you don't want to miss it. It starts this Friday at noon eastern time and I really hope to see you there.

0:57.2

It's all I want for Christmas.

1:03.2

Good evening in a landmark ruling the Supreme Court today legalized abortions to majority of

1:09.4

the district. To raise the dignity of woman and give her freedom of choice in this area is an extraordinary event.

1:25.2

Hi everyone I'm Katie Curric and this is abortion the body politic part three.

1:30.8

Today we explored that historic 1973 decision and it's unraveling in the five decades that followed.

1:38.8

But let's begin where we left off.

1:41.7

When someone hasn't really known who I am and have heard that I'm a lawyer but they don't know

1:47.3

much about me when I say what have you ever heard of the case of Roe vs. Wade and then they're usually stunned.

1:51.9

Because I mean it's often still described as the most one of the most well known cases in favor of

2:00.2

abortion that there is.

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